Vintage Huffy Beach Cruiser circa 1930s-1940s

Location

Location

behind building on the corner of Pine Grove and Waveland
712 W Waveland or 3700 N Pine Grove Ave
Chicago , IL
United States

Date of Theft

Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 7:00pm

Basic Bike Info

Bicycle Type: 
Cruiser / Comfort Bike
Size: 
26" wheel Men's frame
Color: 
Rust Red (Rusty frame)
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features: 
Vintage Huffy bike with the Huffy riveted metal plate in the front where stem goes into frame. Because of its age the frame is rusty but you can see some of the white and blue detailing on the frame and front fender. It is missing the rear fender but has the flat metal rack on the back. It is missing the headlight and the chain guard. Wheels are white with a stripe running around the rim on either side of the spokes. Front tire has yellow side walls and the back tire is all black.

Owner Information

Owner Name: 
Alley
Contact Email: 
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
Contact Phone Number: 
312-865-6717
Police Report No.: 
HV434131

Lock Information

How was the lock defeated?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
Lock Type: 
Other
What was the bike locked to?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How was the bike locked?: 
Other situation, please describe below.

Incident Description

Which type of area was your bike stolen from?: 
Other situation, please describe below.
How long was the bike locked in this location?: 
one day
Incident Description: 
Bike was in a locked back walkway behind a condo building. Barbed wire, Razor wire and very pointing heavy iron rods are suppose to keep bad people out. Only residence of the building have access with a key. Building toward the north has a view of where bike was but no one from the street or driveway would be able to see that there was a bike in the area. The bike was there at 11:00 pm Thursday 8/16 when taking dog out for walk and was missing in morning at 7:00 am when taking dog for a walk again in the morning.